Images: Nick Davarias

1. For someone that is yet to discover you/your band , how would you describe your music? 

My music is rough and raw, it’s 90s riotgrrrl but 30 years later. It’s punk, it’s rock, it’s bassy and it’s straight to the point. My songs are about our issues in society, the troubles we face today, and the problems we are head to head with. My music is the base of the BEX community or the Scum Club as we call it, it is the root of our beliefs. My music is like reading the inside of my brain.

2. What inspires you as an artist?

Vivienne Westwood and the Punk movement from the late 70s and early 80s heavily inspire me – along with the Riot Grrrl movement in the 90s with bands such as L7 and Bikini Kill. I find fashion very inspiring for my music and I like to create songs that feel like an outfit I would wear. Lyrically, I am inspired by situations I have found myself or people close to me in, I draw into a lot of feminism and girl power in my songs. 

3. What is your process for preparing to perform live? Do you have any Diva demands?

I have a 30-minute ritual before every show. I do a full body stretch whilst following a vocal warm-up and drink lots of water. Then the band and I do 10 star jumps! But… before the seriousness I have to have Saba Hummus and Thai Sweet Chilli Sensations. My good luck snack.

4. Where do you feel you fit into the music landscape?

I tend to feel I don’t fit into the current music landscape, my music is such a mix of genres and feelings that I wouldn’t know who I stand between.

5: What are your favourite musical genres, and are there any you dislike?       

I currently don’t strongly dislike any genre YET, but there’s definitely a few I avoid such as Grime and Country. I love Punk, Rock, RiotGrrrl and NuMetal. Recently I’ve been in my pop phase and am loving Sabrina Carpenter. 

6. Is there a story behind the name of the band? 

When trying to think of an artist name I went through 100s of different ideas and nothing felt authentic to me. That was when I realised, the only way to be entirely authentic to myself is to just be me. That’s why I’ve stuck with BEX. BEX is now a community of creativity, it’s not just me, it’s everyone who wants to be involved.

7 What would you say is your greatest strength as an Artist?

Performing live is where I thrive. I love being on stage and sharing my art, it’s a time when i feel most confident and free. I love interacting with my fans and giving them a show they can’t forget. 

8. What would you say is your greatest weakness as an Artist?

I wouldn’t say this is a weakness as such – but because BEX is entirely DIY to the point where I print my merch, I take my own single art photos etc.. I struggle to give tasks away to people who can help and often find myself with a large workload and end up losing valuable songwriting time. 

 9.  What can fans expect from your new single Sum Kinda Syko

 Sum Kinda Syko is abrupt, it’s very blatantly about harassment and people pushing boundaries and crossing the line way too many times. You can expect madness. I don’t expect this release to be smooth, I am waiting for the mayhem to begin. Syko exposes people in the worst way possible, but it’s necessary. 

10. What music artist would you say have influenced your work?

A bit of a strange one but one artist I adore and has a lot of influence over me is Taylor Momsen from The Pretty Reckless. They are my favourite band and I feel the small Rock aspects of BEX have come from them. Another person is Sam Matlock from Wargasm, after meeting him at the start of BEX, he has been a core member of the group, helping me write, get opportunities and being overall very supportive of me. 

1. Who would you most like to collaborate with artistically?

I would love to make a song with Poppy, I think it would unleash some crazy amounts of chaos that I don’t think the world could handle. 

12. What was your worst performance?

I think I gave a bad performance last Christmas at Years End Festival, I had come down with Tonsilitis and a Chest Infection and I didn’t feel up for the show, my voice was very on and off, but the show must go on, so I sucked it up for 30 mins and did the best I could. I was surprised how well I covered it up to be honest.

13: What was the most difficult obstacle you have ever faced and how did you overcome it?

I face obstacles every day, a big one I have faced this year was leaving my label. After releasing two singles I signed to an indie label and this came with perks and downfalls but as much as I was ready to leave in January it was still difficult. Having to fund my own career has been extremely stressful at times this year but I am extremely lucky to have supportive fans that buy every piece of merch I create and subscribe to my Patreon. I think this is an obstacle that is very common in the current climate, as artists we are basically paying to have a full-time career until we ‘make it’ and learning to monetise off your art can be hard as music is free to anyone who wants to hear it now. 

14: What is your creative process when making music. Do you work with others or is there just you?

I have different processes, every song is written in a different way. Sometimes I am just at home and I assign myself time to write a track, sometimes an idea pops into my head and I start working on it and sometimes I am in a session with other writers. Every track is different and I don’t think you can follow a recipe to create them, you never know wich section is going to come to you first. 

15 Where do you see your musical career in 10 years? 

In ten years I hope my BEX army is big enough to take over the world.